Serie A preview and statistics: Flamengo - Vasco da Gama

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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Fri 05.February
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)

The league table in Serie A tells a story about these teams so far, with Flamengo leading Vasco da Gama by 24 points. Match preview to follow:

Insights:
  • Flamengo has the most scored goals (60) in Serie A
  • Vasco da Gama have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Flamengo and Vasco da Gama.

This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.

The season is still full of potential for Flamengo as they can still win the whole Serie A. Vasco are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Flamengo form and stats

8-4-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for Flamengo, who have the most scored goals (60) in Serie A, so far this season.

Happy days for Flamengo in their previous game, a Serie A match away at Sport Recife (placed 16th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. Before that match, a win away at Gremio.

Flamengo are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found eleven matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won eight, drew two and lost one.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Flamengo as they are travelling to their away game against Bragantino in the Serie A. That match is three days after this one.

A decent goal production from Flamengo in their home games so far, with 29 goals from 16 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 21 goals have been conceded.

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Vasco da Gama form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Vasco da Gama so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-8 (win-draw-lose).

Vasco played 0-0 against Bahia in their previous match. A 1-1 draw at Palmeiras's stadium before that.

You'll want to know how Vasco managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found seven similar matches resulting in zero away wins, three draws and four home wins.

Vasco are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 16 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Vasco have conceded 30 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Vasco da Gama - Flamengo 1-2 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Flamengo, five draws and zero wins for Vasco da Gama. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Vasco da GamaG. Cano
G. Cano
14 goals
FlamengoP. Abreu dos Santos
P. Abreu dos Santos
13 goals
FlamengoG. Barbosa Almeida
G. Barbosa Almeida
10 goals

Flamengo missing players

Vasco da Gama missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Flamengo Vasco da Gama
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 6 Played P 5 16 33
18 8 5 Won W 0 3 9
7 4 1 Drew D 2 5 10
8 4 0 Lost L 3 8 14
60 29 15 Scored S 4 16 34
43 21 7 Conceded C 10 30 47
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 88%
85% 94% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 73%
61% 56% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 56% 48%
30% 31% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 31% 21%
18% 19% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 19% 15%
61% 75% 83% BTTS BTTS 80% 50% 48%
24% 12% 17% Clean Sheets C S 0% 19% 30%
18% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 38% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.3
3 1 1 Red cards R C 2 3 6
 
15.9 18.5 21.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 9.6 10.5
6 6.7 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.5 3.7
30% 27% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 29% 28%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Flamengo has the most scored goals (60) in Serie A
  • Flamengo has the most scored goals in the second half (36) in Serie A
  • Flamengo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Vasco da Gama have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Internacional 33 19 8 6 57 31 17 12 4 1 33 15 16 7 4 5 24 16 26 65
2 Flamengo 33 18 7 8 60 43 16 8 4 4 29 21 17 10 3 4 31 22 17 61
3 Atletico Mineiro 33 18 6 9 58 41 17 13 3 1 38 12 16 5 3 8 20 29 17 60
4 Sao Paulo 33 16 10 7 53 36 16 9 5 2 25 13 17 7 5 5 28 23 17 58
5 Fluminense 33 15 8 10 48 40 17 10 4 3 29 14 16 5 4 7 19 26 8 53
6 Palmeiras 32 14 10 8 45 31 16 8 6 2 28 14 16 6 4 6 17 17 14 52
7 Gremio 33 12 16 5 43 32 16 9 5 2 29 18 17 3 11 3 14 14 11 52
8 Atletico PR 33 13 6 14 31 31 16 7 4 5 16 12 17 6 2 9 15 19 0 45
9 Ceara 33 12 9 12 47 44 17 6 5 6 19 21 16 6 4 6 28 23 3 45
10 Corinthians 32 12 9 11 39 38 16 7 5 4 24 19 16 5 4 7 15 19 1 45
11 Santos 32 12 9 11 44 44 16 7 6 3 31 22 16 5 3 8 13 22 0 45
12 Atletico GO 33 11 12 10 34 38 17 5 8 4 20 19 16 6 4 6 14 19 -4 45
13 Bragantino 33 11 11 11 46 39 16 8 4 4 30 18 17 3 7 7 16 21 7 44
14 Vasco da Gama 33 9 10 14 34 47 17 6 5 6 18 17 16 3 5 8 16 30 -13 37
15 Bahia 33 10 6 17 38 54 16 8 1 7 22 22 17 2 5 10 16 32 -16 36
16 Sport Recife 33 10 5 18 26 44 17 8 1 8 17 20 16 2 4 10 9 24 -18 35
17 Fortaleza 33 8 11 14 28 34 16 6 6 4 14 10 17 2 5 10 14 24 -6 35
18 Goias 33 7 8 18 33 57 16 4 4 8 16 28 17 3 4 10 17 29 -24 29
19 Coritiba 33 6 10 17 28 44 17 3 6 8 12 17 16 3 4 9 16 27 -16 28
20 Botafogo 32 4 11 17 27 51 16 2 5 9 13 24 16 2 6 8 14 27 -24 23

Vasco da Gama:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Internacional 33 19 8 6 57 31 17 12 4 1 33 15 16 7 4 5 24 16 26 65
2 Flamengo 33 18 7 8 60 43 16 8 4 4 29 21 17 10 3 4 31 22 17 61
3 Atletico Mineiro 33 18 6 9 58 41 17 13 3 1 38 12 16 5 3 8 20 29 17 60
4 Sao Paulo 33 16 10 7 53 36 16 9 5 2 25 13 17 7 5 5 28 23 17 58
5 Fluminense 33 15 8 10 48 40 17 10 4 3 29 14 16 5 4 7 19 26 8 53
6 Palmeiras 32 14 10 8 45 31 16 8 6 2 28 14 16 6 4 6 17 17 14 52
7 Gremio 33 12 16 5 43 32 16 9 5 2 29 18 17 3 11 3 14 14 11 52
8 Atletico PR 33 13 6 14 31 31 16 7 4 5 16 12 17 6 2 9 15 19 0 45
9 Ceara 33 12 9 12 47 44 17 6 5 6 19 21 16 6 4 6 28 23 3 45
10 Corinthians 32 12 9 11 39 38 16 7 5 4 24 19 16 5 4 7 15 19 1 45
11 Santos 32 12 9 11 44 44 16 7 6 3 31 22 16 5 3 8 13 22 0 45
12 Atletico GO 33 11 12 10 34 38 17 5 8 4 20 19 16 6 4 6 14 19 -4 45
13 Bragantino 33 11 11 11 46 39 16 8 4 4 30 18 17 3 7 7 16 21 7 44
14 Vasco da Gama 33 9 10 14 34 47 17 6 5 6 18 17 16 3 5 8 16 30 -13 37
15 Bahia 33 10 6 17 38 54 16 8 1 7 22 22 17 2 5 10 16 32 -16 36
16 Sport Recife 33 10 5 18 26 44 17 8 1 8 17 20 16 2 4 10 9 24 -18 35
17 Fortaleza 33 8 11 14 28 34 16 6 6 4 14 10 17 2 5 10 14 24 -6 35
18 Goias 33 7 8 18 33 57 16 4 4 8 16 28 17 3 4 10 17 29 -24 29
19 Coritiba 33 6 10 17 28 44 17 3 6 8 12 17 16 3 4 9 16 27 -16 28
20 Botafogo 32 4 11 17 27 51 16 2 5 9 13 24 16 2 6 8 14 27 -24 23

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.